Curtain rod



24, 1945. o, BAS'HANSEN 2,374,575

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/ forays Patented pr. 24, 1945 t er e Otto Bastiansen, Woodhaven, N. Y..assignor of for? per cent to Abraham Katz, Flushing,

Application February 26, 1944, Serial No. 523,976

4 Claims. (Cl. ful-105.3)

This invention relates to curtain rods and while not limited thereto isparticularly adapted to the type of curtain rod which is normallysuspended from the-side of the Window to support glass curtains.

Curtains of this type are sometimes allowed to hang straight, Vor uponoccasion, to tie back to the side of the Window frame. It is desirable,however, that the curtains do not separate at the top so as to expose aportion of the Window frame and the curtain rod but on the other hand itis I desirable that they overlap to a slight degree. In order toaccomplish this result curtains are very often stitched or pinnedtogether at the top to prevent their separation.

An object of this invention is to provide a curtain rod inwhich thecurtains may be overlapped so that they will always be together at thetop regardless of Whether or not they are allowed to hang straight ortie back. Where the curtains are allowed to hang straight my improvedstructure will cause them to overlap throughout their meeting edges andprevent them from spreading toward the bottom.

One of the purposes of my invention is to provide a device which may bereadily adapted to conventional curtain rods now on the market whichwill be economicalto manufacture so as not to increase the cost of theconventional rods appreciably.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the accompanying drawingand'description.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a curtainrod embodying `my invention;

Fig. 2 is a top View thereof;

Fig. 3 is a detailed enlarged perspective view showing the manner inwhich my invention may be applied;

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3; Y

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 5--5 of Fig. 3; p

Fig. 6 is a detailed view` showing the manner in which curtains rest onmy improved rod;

Fig. '7 .is a modification of my invention.

Referring in more detail to the drawing, the curtain rod III is of theconventional channel type adapted to receive one or` more extensions forWindows of different length. Channel members I I and I2 are adapted toreceive extension members I4 and I5. The channel members II and I2 arecurved attheir ends as at I6 to engage a suitable bracket I1 fastened tothe window frame.

`As previously stated, the channel members II channel portion 23 whichis adapted to accommodate a member such as the extension member I4. y

The portion l23 may be crimped at its end 24A so as to be permanentlyfastened to the section I4 and similarly the portion 2l may be crimpedWithin the member I5. However, it is within the scope of my inventionand clearly contemplated thereby to make the portion 2I of a sufficientthickness so that it may be held within the chan- I nel of the member I5Without deforming the member I5 in any manner, and by the same token themember I4 may be held within theportion 23 Withouttlienecessity ofcrimping the device.

In manufacture, my device may be made as a unit consisting of the member20 `alone or the extensions I4` and I5 may be fastened thereto so thatthey may be slid within the members II and I2 to the center of theWindow.

In the modification shown in Figure 'l the unit 3l) is formed ofconventional channel stock which may be crimped at 3| so that it may bebent upon itself to form the receiving member 32` interme- `diate member33 bent again at `34 and the other receiving member 35. This may be oneby flattening the channel member at point 36 and at the point 3l, thenbending upon itself as illustrated in Figure 7.

As shown in Figure 6 the curtains 40 and 50 are placed upon the rods inthe usual way. However, the curtain 50 will be drawn to the inner end ofthe portion 2l while the curtain 40 will be drawn to the inner end ofthe portion 23 so that there is a substantial overlap of the curtainsthemselves. With my improved structure it is not necessary to fasten thecurtains in place or to provide any connecting element between them andif they have been hung straight they will remain in overlapped position.W'hile I have shown my invention as applied to one particular type ofcurtain rod the so-called channel type, it will be appreciated that itmay well be adapted to any of the other conventional types withoutdeparting from the spirit thereof. I

I claim:

v1. Means for joining spaced curtain rod members, comprising an S-shapedintermediate member and a pair of anking connecting members` whose nearends telescopically connect the ends of said S-shaped member and whosefar ends telescopically connect the near ends of `said curtain rodmembers.

2. A curtain rpd comprising an S-shaped intermediate member having endportions which are parallel, two elongated extension members, and meanstelescopically connecting adjacent ends of the elongated members withopposite ends of said S-shaped member.

3. A curtain rod comprising an S-shaped intermediate member having endportions which

